Lions Club receives LCC scholarship for visually impaired / Names in the news

Published: Monday, October 21, 2013 at 08:20 PM.

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“Our success has allowed expansion of employment opportunities and facilities offered to the blind and visually impaired,” Amyette said. “We have also been able to provide employment for those with other serious disabilities such as deafness, retardation, diabetes and orthopedic problems.”

Founded in the late 1960s, LIB has made its home at 4126 Berkeley Ave. since 2002, where operations are carried out in 40,500 square feet of space.

LIB Executive Director Ray Amyette said LIB has always encouraged its employees to continue their education by providing an education reimbursement program.

“With the technology available today, visually impaired students are able to participate better than in the past,” he said. “We have success stories of our employees, such as my assistant, Teresa Harper. She wanted to take a class and so I took a computer class with her. We then enrolled in a second class and after that she continued on, transferred from LCC to East Carolina University where she took her classes online and graduated.”

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must have a 3.0 grade point average, be a full-time student, reside in Lenoir County or counties east of I-95, must be visually impaired and demonstrate financial need. First consideration will be given to employees of LIB.

“Our success has allowed expansion of employment opportunities and facilities offered to the blind and visually impaired,” Amyette said. “We have also been able to provide employment for those with other serious disabilities such as deafness, retardation, diabetes and orthopedic problems.”

Founded in the late 1960s, LIB has made its home at 4126 Berkeley Ave. since 2002, where operations are carried out in 40,500 square feet of space.